difficult

[US]/'dɪfɪk(ə)lt/
[UK]/'dɪfɪkəlt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. svær at gøre, forstå eller håndtere; ikke let at komme overens med eller tilfredsstille.

Phrases & Collocations

difficult problem

svær problem

difficult point

svært punkt

difficult thing

svær ting

difficult of access

svær at få adgang til

difficult choice

Svært valg

difficult ground

svær grund

Example Sentences

It's difficult to diet.

Det er svært at gå på slankekur.

in a difficult position

i en vanskelig situation

structuralism is a difficult concept.

strukturalisme er et vanskeligt koncept.

a difficult economic climate.

et vanskeligt økonomisk klima.

it's difficult to get at the screws.

det er svært at komme til skruerne.

the evidence is difficult to interpret.

beviserne er svære at tyde.

the concept is difficult to prove.

konceptet er svært at bevise.

the knot was difficult to undo.

knuden var svær at løsne.

We are in difficult situation.

Vi er i en vanskelig situation.

tackle a difficult problem

håndtere et vanskeligt problem

a word difficult to pronounce

et ord der er svært at udtale

The place is difficult of access.

Stedet er svært at få adgang til.

be difficult of access

være svært at få adgang til

find it difficult to explain

finde det svært at forklare

It's difficult to please everybody.

Det er svært at behage alle.

Real-world Examples

Must be enormously difficult to accommodate that inclination.

Source: Game of Thrones (Season 1)

Finally, culturing Clostridium tetani is very difficult because anaerobes are notoriously difficult and slow to grow.

Source: Osmosis - Microorganisms

It can be really, really difficult for learners.

Source: Learn techniques from Lucy.

Mr. Scholz described the situation as " very difficult" .

Source: BBC Listening Compilation February 2022

I think he...it was just very difficult.

Source: VOA Daily Standard November 2022 Collection

It means something that's very, very difficult.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's English and American Pronunciation Class

Yet this freedom has proven increasingly difficult to maintain.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

It doesn't seem especially difficult to do that.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

Heavy, once set free may be difficult to control.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

They're elusive, very difficult to catch up with.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American February 2019 Collection

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